Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 10 requests for export assistance to sell 749,572 lbs. of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 518,086 lbs. of butter to customers in North Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

U.S. ice cream and frozen dessert sales topped $25.1 billion in 2011, up 2.4% over the previous year, representing a small upswing after two years of flat sales, according to a just-released market research report from Packaged Facts.

Edward F. “Ed” Nuebel, age 80, of Hudson, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, April 27, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. A true entrepreneur with a strong work ethic, Ed set out on a life long journey of business ventures dealing with food science and food technology. At the time of his death, he was still active in business, serving as president and CEO of Amtech Ingredients, a company he founded.

An interesting study on margins in the global dairy sector was recently completed by the Netherlands Rabobank. Covering the time period of 2006-2010, the study was set up to determine which processors managed to maintain or increase margins in times of extreme price volatility.